PJM Interconnection

Consortium

PJM Interconnection operates the largest grid in the US, managing the wholesale electricity market and ensuring reliability for 65 million people.

Sector: grid-operator
HQ: PA, US
Founded: 1997
Stories: 103 on MGRID.org

Stories about PJM Interconnection (103)

Power Factor Correction Market Reaches $2.78 Billion

November 15, 2025 · Analysis

6 sources Review The global power factor correction market hit $2.78 billion in 2025, driven by data center proliferation and tightening utility reactive power penalties across industrial and commercial sectors.
Hyperscaler Power Demand Drives 47 GW of New Grid Capacity

November 10, 2025 · AI Energy Demand

5 sources NERC and ISO interconnection queue data show AI-driven hyperscaler demand adding 47 GW of grid capacity requests through 2030, straining PJM, MISO, and ERCOT study processes.
FERC Order 904 Kills Reactive Power Payments

November 1, 2025 · Power Factor

5 sources Review FERC Order 904 eliminates all generator compensation for reactive power within the 0.95 power factor deadband. The D.C. Circuit vacated MISO's implementation in November 2025.
FERC Order 904 Ends Generator Pay

November 1, 2025 · Power Factor

6 sources Review FERC Order 904, effective January 2025, eliminates compensation for generator reactive power within the standard 0.95 PF band, restructuring how RTOs pay for voltage support at interconnection.
D.C. Circuit Vacates FERC Approval

November 1, 2025 · Power Factor

5 sources Review The U.S. Court of Appeals ruled FERC acted arbitrarily by eliminating reactive power compensation in MISO without a transition period, forcing reconsideration while Order 904 moves toward…
LADWP Approves $195 Million to Expand Demand Response Portfolio

October 30, 2025 · Grid Services & Demand Response

4 sources LADWP's board approved $195 million to scale its demand response programs from 80 MW to 340 MW by 2031, expanding C&I curtailment capacity nearly sixfold and adding EV…
RTOs Advance FERC Order 2222 Compliance

October 16, 2025 · Power Quality

4 sources Browser Check PJM delays implementation to 2028 while CAISO, NYISO, and MISO file compliance plans enabling distributed energy resource aggregations in wholesale markets.
California VPP Test Dispatches 535 MW From 100,000 Home Batteries

August 14, 2025 · C&I Storage

6 sources Verified California dispatched 535 MW from 100,000 residential batteries in a two-hour grid test on July 29, 2025, proving virtual power plants deliver at utility scale.
Scale Microgrids Closes $275M for 140 MW

July 1, 2025 · Microgrids

5 sources Browser Check Financing brings total capital raised to over one billion dollars for microgrids, solar-storage, and fuel cell projects.
Williams Builds 400 MW Off-Grid Gas Plant

June 10, 2025 · AI Energy Demand

5 sources Browser Check Ohio approved Williams Companies to build 400 MW of dedicated off-grid natural gas generation for Meta's New Albany data center campus, bypassing the utility grid entirely.